Proviso East High School - Provi Yearbook (Maywood, IL)

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George Hagen, O. H. Matte, S. O. Storby, L. F. Slimmer, C. E. Kassel PHYSICAL EDUCATION MARY R. WHEELER, Chairman B. S., Beloit College S. O. STORBY, Chairman A. B., Cornell College A. M., University of Iowa EVA A. EDDY B. S., Battle Creek College Kellogg School of Physical GERTRUDE GRISIER A. B., Iowa State Teachers' College A. M., University of Iowa GEORGE A. HAGEN B. S., University of Illinois A. M., Columbia University DOROTHY IACKSON A. B., MacMurray College for Women A. M., Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versity CHARLES E. KASSEL B. S., University ot Illinois O. H. MATTE B. P. E., American College ot Physical Education HELEN ROBINSON R. N., West Suburban Hospital LOUIS E SLIMMER B. S., University ot Illinois Education Miss Eddy, Miss Grisier, Miss Wheeler, Miss Iackson Miss Robinson 22 PHYSICAL EDUCATION All the phases of physical education, gymnasium classes, intramural athletics, and inter-scholastic competition, have been improved by the addition of the fieldhouse to the facilities of the boys' physical education department. The well-lighted, heated, and ventilated accommodations have greatly expanded the athletic scenes of the PAGEANT OF YOUTH. The students are divided into smaller classes than were previously possible. Each boy has an oppor- tunity to swim during part of the year and to learn fundamentals of track, and a better chance for basketball, wrestling, and volleyball instruction. At the beginning ot the year each boy is given a physical examination, including silhouetteograph and pedograph tests, to determine his fitness to take gymnasium work. It he is in poor condition, he may be put in one ot the six classes in restrictive gym- nastics meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The space left by the boys has been completely renovated tor the girls' physical education depart- ment. New heating, lighting, and shower systems have been installed, and a new tloor laid tor the basketball court. This additional space has made possible an improved intramural program in volley- ball, basketball, and badminton. The full time use ot the pool gives each girl at least one year of swim- ming during her four years at Proviso. Coeducational recreation is a new phase ot phys- ical education at Proviso. Swimming, social danc- ing, and badminton lend themselves especially well to this type ot activity. Atter-school swimming in the girls' pool was allowed at the end ot this year, and dancing sponsored at the same time. Training in social dancing during the regular gymnasium period began tor sophomores this year. Boys' and girls' classes are being registered tor the same periods, and, from now on, all sophomores will receive dancing instruction.

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HOME ECONOMICS A subject of growing interest in the home eco- nomics classes is the study of consumer goods, which deals with problems of intelligent buying and consumption. In the sewing courses the students learn to judge ready-to-wear garments, as well as fabrics of various quality. Cosmetics, hosiery, shoes, and leather goods are also judged for their value. In the foods classes, the study is carried into the grades of meats, canned goods, milk, and eggs. Learning to tell the freshness of fruit and vegetables is another important part of the course. The foods classes gave several luncheons for principals of suburban schools, and one for the school board during the year. Students of home management study labor-saving devices, electrical appliances, and household fur' nishings. The number of boys enrolled in the home subjects is rapidly increasing, and it is possible that there may be a special boys' cooking class next year. CLERICAL STAFF S Behind the scenes of the PAGEANT are the cleri- cal staffs of the main office and the business office. These staffs keep things running smoothly in the PAGEANT OF YOUTH by performing many imporf tant duties. The main office is the place where the daily and special bulletins are typed, the telephone switch- board is operated, materials are secured, and records of grades and credits are kept. In the business office, supplies and equipment are ordered, payrolls are prepared, and textbooks are rented or sold to the students. This office also keeps record: of the school board meetings. Miss Evelyn Kroeger joined the staff of the main office during the year, taking the place of Miss Eayora lunget as a typist. Miss Violet Kmet was added to the business office staff, and Miss Char lotte Kuehl replaced Miss Pauline Wagner in the boys' counselor office. Miss Mary Ellen Sherbert has done part-time Work. Standing: Miss Schulz Miss crferrrerrt, Miss Kaufeia Seated: Floyd Hummel Miss Stewart Miss Buginas, Miss Gollay, Miss Sherbert, C.C.Taggarr, Mis: Knack, Miss Hall, Miss Kroeger, Miss Eine, Miss Carroll, Miss Smith, Miss Wiriders 191 G 1 Miss Duvall, Miss Pickles, Miss Oliver, Miss Tacksizn, Miss Porch Mrs. Beeskow HOME ECONOMICS FAE DUVALL, Chairman B. S., University of Illinois DOROTHY EILERS BEESKOVV A. B., University of Iliinois CHARLOTTE TACKSON B. S., University of lIlinois M. S., Iowa State College MARIE D, OLIVER Ph. B., University of Chirfag LOLA PICKLES B. S., University of Illinois A, M., Columbia University LOUISE PORCH B. S., Rockford College

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COME AND GET IT CAFETERIA Between 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., the thoughts of the many actors in the PAGEANT OF YOUTH turn to food. Meals are prepared in the cafeteria every school day by eight women employees, and served to more than three thousand students and faculty members by a personnel of twenty-four employees. Keeping abreast of the times, the cafeteria has installed a Welsbach Hot Zone food preparation unit, which prepares food in a modern and scien- tifically correct manner. This unit makes possible the preparation of eighty hamburgers at a time, more than twice the number possible under the old conditions. Another machine new in the cafeteria this year is the frozen malted milk machine, which permits the selling of a healthful food drink for five cents a glass. H. T. Smith, manager of the cafeteria, says of this drink, You will find our malted milk to be a balanced ration, packed full of energy and rich in vitamins. IANITORIAL-ENGINEERING STAFF The duty of the janitorial-engineering staff is to keep the scenes of the PAGEANT OF YOUTH attrac- tive, the stage properties in good working condition, and the school buildings heated to a comfortable temperature. Three groups of men compose this staff: the maintenance men, the janitors, and the boiler-room engineers. The maintenance men replace burned-out light bulbs, repair broken furniture, and take care of the many jobs necessary to keep up the general condi- tion of the school. The janitors keep the buildings clean by emptying waste paper containers, wash- ing windows, and sweeping the floors. In the boiler room, licensed engineers control the supply of heat to the whole school. During the year A. I. Offermann, superintendent of buildings and grounds, directed the work on the tennis courts, the walling in of the stadium under- structure, and the rehabilitation of the girls' gym- nasium. In the last project a new floor was put in, and the running track on the second floor removed. THE MEN BEHIND THE SCENES